PDA Europe 7th Annual Conference November 28nd 2013 (ROME, Italy)

The Polyurea Development Association Europe, PDA Europe held its 7th Annual Conference from Monday 18 to Wednesday 20 November in Rome, Italy. The event brought together 118 participants and 7 exhibitors.

Participants included representatives from Central Europe, Turkey, Russia and the United States.

The event started with two educational trainings: Introduction to Polyurea for the Applicator and the Contractor and a Surface Preparation Course. The trainings were followed the next two days by 15 lectures, 10 in English and 5 in Italian with simultaneous translation available at all times.

A polyurea spray demonstration was available to the participants during lunch time.

The event was a great success and we would like to express a special thanks to all those involved in the organisation, PDA Europe board and committees, our sponsors and of course, our conference participants who made the event possible!

On Tuesday, the Annual General Assembly took place. Part of the association's board was renewed and now counts 12 members.

1） Elisabet Michelson – (President),Elmico

2） Carlos Royo –(Past President),Gama

3）Herbert Mann – Wiwa

4）Gianni Farina – Zetagi

5）Alberto Cecinati – Graco

6）Dino Vasquez – Mapei

7）Muge Pinar – Unicom

8）Hugo Herault – Krypton

9）Françoise Boussac – Huntsman

10）Klaus Breuer – BASF

11）Teodoro Du Marteau – NTE

12）Dirk Uebelhoer – SIKA

The General Assembly also designated a new Education Committee Chair: Alain Van Oorsow from BASF Polyurethanes.

The other Committee Chairs remain unchanged:Pieter de Swerts, GRACO, Chair of the Programme Committee

Marc Broekaert, Huntsman, Chair Membership Development Committee

Klaus Breuer, BASF SE, Chair Industry Relations Committee

Teodoro Du Marteau, NTE, Chair Italian Committee

Carles Royo, Gama handed over the presidency to Elisabet Michelson, Elmico and Klaus Breuer, BASF was designated President elect.

"I intend to continue feeding the marked with information about polyurea, especially towards the designers and other specific organisations. Our webinar has proven to be very successful and will be reproduced in 2014. It is very important to concentrate on the education of contractors to achieve a good final result. Finally I hope to see everybody again at the next annual conference in 2014", said Michelson.

About PDA Europe:

The Polyurea Development Association Europe (PDA Europe) is the official trade association for the European Polyurea industry. Registered as an official, international not-for-profit association under Belgian law, PDA Europe promotes the highest possible standards for polyurea. Leading experts from across Europe's chemical industry make up the membership base of PDA Europe providing expert advice on product quality. The association also offers best practice information on areas of environmental consideration and safety and provides an established networking forum for key industry players to discuss the future of the polyurea market.

Contact: Françoise Maon - +32 2 761 1611